dentition /dentish″ən/ [L, dentire, to cut teeth] , 1. the development and eruption of the teeth. See also teething. 2. the arrangement, number, and kind of teeth as they appear in the dental arches of the mouth. 3. the teeth of an individual or species as determined by their form and arrangement. See also primary dentition, mixed dentition, natural dentition, precocious dentition, retarded dentition, secondary dentition, predeciduous dentition.
